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Still Blue, Still Stocking: The Bluestocking remains open in 2021

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ErrolTheDragon · 25/06/2021 14:06

I've nicked a title, opened the door, dusted off the bar.

Come in and drown your sorrows, celebrate or just hang out in good company.

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SpringCrocus · 30/06/2021 00:04

Camels tend to have terrible bad breath

Olderbadger1 · 29/06/2021 23:44

Bit of a plaque problem there. Halitosis as well as the farting then. Who the hell brought the camel in the first place?

ArabellaScott · 29/06/2021 23:20

Yes.

Still Blue, Still Stocking: The Bluestocking remains open in 2021
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ErrolTheDragon · 29/06/2021 22:58

Anything (good) is possible at The Bluestocking.

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Olderbadger1 · 29/06/2021 22:54

Are camels actually capable of looking happier?

theThreeofWeevils · 29/06/2021 21:20

bathe in it like a sozzled Cleopatra
You'll get dreadfully sticky. The fluff will get stuck to you when you're rolled up in that carpet. Most uncomfortable.

The camel looks happier now, though.
So will I after a pint or several (not Pimms).

SpringCrocus · 29/06/2021 20:51

Blimey, its hard enough fighting TRAs IRL, without having arguements with assumed GC feminists on here.
IBC of Pimms, please.

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/06/2021 20:34

I hope people liked the bits and pieces I left out - sorry for the lack of notice. I've only just finished another meeting.

I'm having 30mins of frivolity before starting my next one. It's better than last week when I was finishing them at 01:00 and starting again at 06:00 but it's hard to fit in the humdrum of daily life around this schedule.

GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 29/06/2021 19:28

Did someone mention a kettle drum full of Pimms? In which case my dry weekdays are no more, and I'm turning up with a large mug.

Though of course, I'm only really here to look after the camel. I'll make sure it (I've still not checked) stays out of the booze supplies.

Knackering day at work today. Nothing in particular, but we're all counting down to the end of term.

ArabellaScott · 29/06/2021 18:26

It's a bottomless Pimms tank, afaik, dive in!

lazylinguist · 29/06/2021 18:23

Ahhh bathing in Pimm's? I knew venturing into this establishment was a good idea. Hoping the camel won't be bathing in it too though.

BatmansBat · 29/06/2021 18:22

I was about to ask if it was too early for a drink and am delighted to find people here!

Arabella and Embarrassing, will you be needing the full 5 gallons or could I have a large jug?

Olderbadger1 · 29/06/2021 18:22

I might go for a sozzled Cleo Laine - more class & more talent.

ArabellaScott · 29/06/2021 18:06

Yes, I plan to bathe in it like a sozzled Cleopatra.

highame · 29/06/2021 17:38

That'll probably be a gallon bucket for the camel and a 5 gallon drum for Arabella and Embarrassing, could we borrow said pressure gun. I'm sure the Bluestocking will pay reasonable hire charges, we just need to know if you'll supply the PPE (heavy duty please)

OwBist · 29/06/2021 17:31

Can we have it in a kettle drum and just bring our own straws? I'm assuming there's no h&s risk in a virtual bar. Wink

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/06/2021 17:19

@ArabellaScott

Wow, Embarrassing, can I hire you as my personal caterer?

Also, I would like some Pimms in a bucket, please.

Just have a standing order with the Bluestocking - probably easiest.

Checking if the Pimms in that quantity is for you or the camel? Not judging, just want to gauge the size of the bucket.

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/06/2021 17:17

@highame

Watch out for all that fibre, you'll be outside all night and even the camel might take offence. I have ear defenders y'all can borrow. I sometimes speak American
I have household members who are prescribed very binding medications. They can't or won't drink metamucil and don't get on with other preparations. They can manage a bread roll or muffin with 20g+ of fibre a time - and given the age and frailty of the people involved, it's about the right number of calories for them as well, without suppressing their appetite for food with adequate nutrition and enjoyment.

I will admit, however, that I own a fullbore pressure gun for a reason and that I'm probably one of the few people in the UK who has to pre-emptively pressure gun out all of the household loos every month. not Envy

highame · 29/06/2021 17:05

Watch out for all that fibre, you'll be outside all night and even the camel might take offence. I have ear defenders y'all can borrow. I sometimes speak American

ArabellaScott · 29/06/2021 17:02

Wow, Embarrassing, can I hire you as my personal caterer?

Also, I would like some Pimms in a bucket, please.

Olderbadger1 · 29/06/2021 16:58

I was going to try to have a night off but the sour cream toasted bread is just too tempting Embarrassing. Even the camel is drooling.

EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/06/2021 16:07

Knocking up some vegetables for tonight (marinading and stuff) and putting up some bread doughs (special high fibre one, special high protein one, sour cream one for toasting) before the next meeting.

Any special requests while I've got my apron on?

Waitwhat23 · 29/06/2021 14:16

I read a bit of a Discworld book out loud at the dinner table, after we've eaten. It's meant to be for the benefit of the baby but really, it's for us. We're doing it chronologically and currently on Pyramids. I've got a pretty wide vocabulary but there's some words Pratchett uses in the series that I've never heard of, let alone know the pronunciation which makes it tricky when you're reading aloud!

Anyway, just done something to further the cause so having a celebratory g+t in the sunshine.

Turned · 29/06/2021 13:37

Afternoon. I've just given the camel a couple of mints. I'll have a coffee and a slice of fruit cake please, then I'll join the ranty line and learn some more. This place is doing wonders for my critical thinking.
The last TP I read was the Tiffany Aching series, which I read with my dd. Once I've finished my current Robert Galbraith I shall return to Discworld, starting with Equal Rites I think.

BlackeyedSusan · 29/06/2021 11:16

I am enjoying listening to the rants, here outside, socially distanced of course, simultaneously trying to sit neither downwind or upwind... we're all in a ranty line....